Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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